OldTimer’s Dugout - Off Topic Thread

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I remember all the times Pat Summitt's Lady Vols were #1. I even remember 1998 when football was #1. I got to witness the week UT Men's basketball reached #1 for the first time ever after beating Memphis. Coach Barnes has since had them back there. They joy of UT's Baseball team and that incredible run ranked at #1 was amazing. And to now see our football program back at #1 after such a horrid past 15 years. Why it almost makes me want to cry and shout and even give @mad4vols and @cobbwebb0710 a good old bro hug. Great things are happening on the Hill. Enjoy it all. Don't take it for granted.
 
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AllVolinGA said:
I remember all the times Pat Summitt's Lady Vols were #1. I even remember 1998 when football was #1. I got to witness the week UT Men's basketball reached #1 for the first time ever after beating Memphis. Coach Barnes has since had them back there. They joy of UT's Baseball team and that incredible run ranked at #1 was amazing. And to now see our football program back at #1 after such a horrid past 15 years. Why it almost makes me want to cry and shout and even give @mad4vols and @cobbwebb0710 a good old bro hug. Great things are happening on the Hill. Enjoy it all. Don't take it for granted.
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It’s almost enough to make you feel like all is right with the world!
GO BIG ORANGE!!
 
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VolPack22 said:
Even if they do the player they draft will retire in their prime. Or get traded to another team so that team can win a Super Bowl 🤣
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On November 2 in Baseball History...​
  • 1913 - St. Louis Browns player-manager George Stovall, fired the previous summer, is the first major-league player to jump to the Federal League, signing to manage Kansas City.

  • 1937 - American League batting champ Charlie Gehringer is named Most Valuable Player by the BBWAA.

  • 1938 - Jimmie Foxx is voted Most Valuable Player of the American League for the third time, with Yankees catcher Bill Dickey second in the voting.

  • 1960 - Roger Maris nips Mickey Mantle for the AL's Most Valuable Player award, 225-222, the second-closest vote ever. The closest was the Joe DiMaggio -- Ted Williams race in 1947.

  • 1971 - Pat Dobson of the Orioles pitches a no-hitter against the Yomiuri Giants in a 2-0 win. It is the first no-hitter in Japanese-American exhibition history. The Orioles compile a record of 12-2-4 on the tour.

  • 1972 - Steve Carlton caps off a remarkable 27-win, 300-strikeout season as the unanimous choice for the National League Cy Young Award.

  • 1974 - The Braves trade Hank Aaron to the Brewers for outfielder Dave May and a minor-league pitcher to be named later. Aaron will finish his major league career in Milwaukee, where he started it in 1954.

  • 1976 - Padres southpaw Randy Jones beats out Jerry Koosman of the Mets for the National League Cy Young Award. Jones led the league with 315 innings, and posted a 22-14 record for the fifth-place Padres.

  • 1977 - Phillies pitcher Steve Carlton outpoints Tommy John of the Dodgers to win his second Cy Young Award. Carlton led the National League with 23 wins, losing ten, and posted a 2.64 ERA.

  • 1988 - Oakland shortstop Walt Weiss becomes the third consecutive A's player to win the American League Rookie of the Year award, joining sluggers Jose Canseco (1986) and Mark McGwire (1987).
 
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mad4vols said:
It’s not over, Astros are only down one game.
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No, this is the baseball gods punishing them for cheating. They want to tease those fans and make them think they have a chance but will never win again in our lives. They lost to an 88-win team last year and about to lose to an 87-win team this year 😂
 
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VolPack22 said:
No, this is the baseball gods punishing them for cheating. They want to tease those fans and make them think they have a chance but will never win again in our lives. They lost to an 88-win team last year and about to lose to an 87-win team this year 😂
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Sounds like you aren’t a big Astros fan.
 
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mad4vols said:
Sounds like you aren’t a big Astros fan.
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I hate both teams. I just think it’s funny the Astros cheated and make it back, only to lose to teams that really shouldn’t have been there. Honestly if I were commissioner of MLB I would have suspended the entire organization from competing for an entire season and taken the trophy away from them. That’s how you send a message instead of giving immunity and allowing players to get off without penalty.
 
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VolPack22 said:
I hate both teams. I just think it’s funny the Astros cheated and make it back, only to lose to teams that really shouldn’t have been there. Honestly if I were commissioner of MLB I would have suspended the entire organization from competing for an entire season and taken the trophy away from them. That’s how you send a message instead of giving immunity and allowing players to get off without penalty.
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Let's all have a big Houston Astros Amnesty party. :cool:
 
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